These articles were categorised when the skills agenda was controlled by the Department for Education & Skills, from 2001 to 2007. Subsequently the government department responsible for skills is the Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS).
Just one in 20 employers offers an apprenticeship place, government statistics have revealed.Figures from the Department for Innovation, Universities and...
Every NHS organisation that receives government cash will have to publish how much it spends on staff training each year,...
Nissan’s HR director has hailed the value of Local Employment Partnerships (LEPs) after scooping the prize for Best Practice in...
Stagnating job growth is threatening the success of a government-backed welfare-to-work programme – and high-profile names have called on employers...
UK Commission for Employment and Skills chief executive Chris Humphries spent five days in China last week, helping the country seen as the biggest threat to UK jobs with its own skills challenges. Here he tells Personnel Today in his own words about his experience.
Four million UK employees are now covered by the skills pledge after Tube-owner Transport for London (TfL) signed up today.Almost...
The government is set to unveil a series of skills ‘compacts’ that will channel millions of pounds into training initiatives...
The government has moved to calm fears that businesses would have to foot the bill if they granted employees time...
Gordon Brown used the draft Queen’s Speech to announce a new right to request time off work for training.Revealing his...
The number of adults participating in learning in the past year has fallen, according to research published to coincide with...
There are now 20,100 more teachers and support staff in schools than 12 months ago, official figures have revealed.According to...
The CBI said it rejects communities minister Hazel Blears’s view that employers may be compelled to pay for immigrant workers...
HR news and analysis including:
legal experts warn that maternity law changes made this month could cost employers huge amounts of...
A new government consultation has been launched to strengthen the relationship between employers and universities for more tailored skills.The High Level...
HR news and analysis including:
An exclusive interview with Amit Kapadia, executive director of HSMP Forum, outside the High Court...
